The people behind the content

Listen to some of our legal editorial experts talk about their dedication, experience and the motivation that drives them to produce the unsurpassed quality of content found on Practical Law and Westlaw UK.

“We have used Practical Law for some areas of our Practice for several years and it was on the basis of our experience that we decided in 2016 to expand our investment to all areas and include Westlaw UK. The increased use of the resource, complemented by the excellent on-site bespoke training means that the investment has been fully justified. ”

Steve Mann, CEO, Smith partnership

Practical Law - Why subscribe?

Increase productivity, save costs

Relevant, high-quality content gives you a better starting point and helps you get up to speed quickly on unfamiliar areas of law. More than just know-how, we also provide ‘soft-skills’ content with advice and tips for a variety of legal roles.

Reduce risk

Comprehensive, expertly-authored resources are continually maintained so there’s no risk of using out-of-date content. Links from content directly to Westlaw UK mean you can see underlying laws for yourself.

Be prepared for the future

Resources are continually reviewed to adapt and expand to meet developing needs of the market. We predict and analyse future issues, alerting you through curated Current Awareness tools.

“Practical Law is perfectly pitched for in-house lawyers. It’s become indispensible for our department, particularly for updates, precedents and standard documents. I work across a lot of different practice areas – with Practical Law I can dip into the different subjects and get the guidance and resources I need.”

James Rea, Solicitor, EC Harris

Westlaw UK - Why subscribe?

Primary law for all

The only provider of fully consolidated, annotated legislation for UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with legislative bills and bill trackers. Case Analysis documents help you digest the outcome and meaning of a case, fast.

More than a traditional legal research service

Besides primary law, there are journals, EU materials, extensive news sources, over 300 commentary titles (from the Sweet & Maxwell portfolio) – all with added features and functionality designed to increase efficiency.

Up-to-the-minute, actionable information

With Current Awareness updated every five minutes, status icons across all cases and legislation to notify you of out-of-date law, pending amendments or appeals and alert features, you can be sure you’re always using the most authoritative, up-to-date content.

“Westlaw UK is a much more in depth and practical tool for the modern lawyer than any other product on the market that I have used previously. ”